The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-01-29

how the system of reciprocity
81 Stand He did not believe that the
Senator (Mr. Edmunds) went far enough in
his bill. His objection to the proposition was
that it failed to strike at the only point in
which Canada was vulnerable-that was the
eiis gines by which ITS
trade passed through this country.
Mr.. Edmunds suggested that if the Presi
dent firmly and bravely did what this bill
authorized him to do, all the redress which
could be got by peaceful means was within
his power.
Mr.. German proposed to withdraw from
| Canada the right of way through our terri
| tory, which could be withdrawn without any
violation of good faith or any shock to the
; sense of right; but the driving of our fisher
men from their rights in Canadian waters he
| held to be gross violation of good faith, and
rude assault on the sense of right upon
which international law rested
In the House, Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, IN
! troduced "a resolution proposing a eonsttu
tional amendment changing the time for the
assembling of Congress to the first Wednes-
day in January of each year. Mr.. Lawler, OF
Illinois, introduced a resolution directing the
Committee on Naval Affairs to inquire inIc
the expediency of Immediately approprlatng
$50, 900, 600, to be expended under the dlrec
ton of the Secretary of the Navy, for the
construction, equipment and armament Of
such new vessels of war as may be deemed
necessary.
On Tuesday in the Senate Mr.. Hoar, from
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
made report on the petition of three resi-
dents of Washington county, Texas tallegne
that they and others had been unlawfully de
prived of the right of suffrage in that county
with resolution instructing the committee tc
IL. m
port was ordered to be printed and laid over
The bill to establish Agricultural Expert
mental Stations came up as unfinished bust
ness, but, on motion of Mr.. Blair, it was laiC
aside and the resolution proposing a woman
suffrage constitutional amendment was taker
I'D, by a vote of % to 16. After debate the
resolution was lost-yeas, Is; nays, "a.
In the House Mr.. Lanham, of Texas, asked
unanimous consent for the passage of the bill
appropriating $4,000 to enable the Commits
sioner of Agriculture to make a special dis
tribution of seeds in the drought stricken
counties of Texas, but Mr.. Cowles, Of Nortf
Carolina, objected. The contested election
case of Page VS.. Pierce, from Rhode Island
was taken up, and the majority resolution de
claring the seat vacant was adopted-yeas
100; nays, SO.
In the United States Senate, on Wednes
day. Mr.. Miller reported House bill 10 en-
large the powers of the department of agricul
ture and labor. Mr.. Hoars resolution for al
investigation into alleged political outrages ii
Washington county, Texas, was adopted afte
debate 10y a vote of 81 to &c.
! In the House. the Senate fisheries bill wa:
referred TO the committee on foreign affairs
with leave to the committee to report at any,
time The House agreed to the conferences
report on the army appropriation bill. The
river and harbor appropriation bill was order
ed to engrossment, read the third time, ano
the previous question ordered on the fna
passage of the bill.
In the Senate on Thursday, Mr.. Cullom of
fered resolution Of inquiry, which was
adopted, in regard to the necessity for furthe
legislation for making the fractional silve
coin in the treasury an available cash bal
ance, etc. House bill for the relief of de
pendent parents and honoraby discharged
soldiers and sailors who are Eow disabled anC
dependent upon their own labor for supper
passed without any amendment. The Senate
also passed the agricultural experiment sta
ton bill, and made the railroad attorney bill
the order for o'clock on Friday.
1t the House the river and harbor appro
priation bill was passed by vote of l54 tt
81. The House spent the remainder of the
session on the bill Incorporating the Washing
ton Cable Railway Company Of the Distric
of Columbia. The opponents of the bill fill
bustered against vote on it, and finally thu
House took a recess until l O'Clock Friday
morning, when the bill came up as unfinished
business,